Mesh-based home security system

Abstract

A network management system manages the operation of a home security system in a communication network, such as a mesh network. The home security system can include multiple components such as a camera, a lighting device, a security alarm, a doorbell switch and doorbell chime, and a fingerprint sensor, which connect with the communication network to perform various operations. The network management system monitors environmental parameters of the communication network, such as parameters associated with the access points and components of the home security system, determines an access point towhich a component of the home security system is to be connected for efficient operation of the home security system, and connects the component to the communication network via the determined accesspoint.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 633,017, entitled "Optimization and Testing of Wireless Devices," filed February 20, 2018, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to residential security systems, and more particularly to wireless mesh network based residential security systems. Background technique [0004] Residential security systems typically include smoke / fire detection, carbon monoxide (CO) detection, remote control, cameras, sirens and reporting of incidents. Residential security systems are installed in a communication network, typically a wireless LAN (WLAN), such as a local area network (LAN). A WLAN includes a gateway device (eg, a modem) that connects the WLAN to an external network (eg, the Internet), and one or more routers connected to the gateway device that generates the WLAN. A h...

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Problems solved by technology

Existing home security systems are not functioning effectively

For example, when multiple users request to view video feeds from multiple cameras, the load in the WLAN (e.g. in the router to which the cameras are connected) can increase significantly, which can lead to poor streaming quality of the video

Users may experience buffering of the video, delay or jitter in the video, or may not be able to receive the video at all

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